Spooner Puts Foot in Mouth Again
One thing about watching Town Council, you can always count on a moment of head smacking astonishment at something said by the esteemed Mayor and/or his Councillors. This week it was perpetual jokester Bob Spooner who provided the occasion with his co-ordinator's report.
He was describing his attendance, along with Councillor Mutton, at the GRCA Sportsmen's Dinner, when he said speaking of meals, he could tell the food was good by the size of the plate-ful Councillor Mutton had, which he said required a side plate too. Not satisfied with that, he elaborated that for a "diminuitive" woman, he didn't know "how anyone could eat all that food but she sure put it away".
After a brief millisecond of shock, nervous laughter erupted from the others, but it was quickly squelched and then Mr. Spooner's illuminating report continued. One can only speculate whether old boy Bob knew what a gaffe he had commited, or had to have it explained to him at home by his wife.
And to Councillor Mutton, who is indeed a svelte and trim woman, may I extend my sympathy for having to endure Mr. Spooner's companionship at that dinner, and my admiration for your patience and endurance in the face of all of it.
5 comments:
Is there any way to blast that mindless cretin Spooner out of office prior to November?
I've read doggerel that contains better eloquence and wit than that banality boner comment.
There will be a roast of Spooner held at Best Western sometime in November. I was given to understand that that there will be an open mic, so everyone of you politically correctal progressives can throw your wet wit at him face to face.
I plan to video the proceeds for posteriority.
Poor ole Looney Spoonertoons, ravaged once again by the wearisome WatchYourWords Warriors, the post-modern equivalent of Victorian era censorious scolds.
Not surprising that our Mr. Keeler would vigorously defend Mr. Spooner's right to free speech no matter how offensive it might be.
Problem is nobody was suppressing Mr. Spooner's rights, and Mr. Keeler needs to be reminded that all of us have the right to speak, not just him and Mr. Spooner.
Further, we all have the right to disagree with what someone else says, too. This is the sticky part for Mr. Keeler, who personally attacks anyone he disagrees with, although his diatribes are notable only by their style. They have no substance, unless bombast counts.
So next time, instead of just going on the attack when he sees something he disagrees with, perhaps Mr. Keeler could actually explain, with reasons, why he opposes the other person's viewpoint. Then real discussion could take place instead of this grade school bullying bullshit.
"Not surprising that our Mr. Keeler would vigorously defend Mr. Spooner's right to free speech no matter how offensive it might be."
I would vigorously defend your right to free speech no matter how puerile it might be. Spooner's configuration of words was far removed from being offensive. It weren't noble, nor eloquent, nor witty, nor particularly humorous. But "offensive?" Give me a break.
"Problem is nobody was suppressing Mr. Spooner's rights, and Mr. Keeler needs to be reminded that all of us have the right to speak, not just him
and Mr. Spooner."
I don't need reminding of that; I embody it. I'm well known as a free speecher, and your imputation that I proselytize the right of free speech only for Spooner & myself, and not you, is a notion without merit, it is a strawman argument, baseless, etc.
"Further, we all have the right to disagree with what someone else says, too. This is the sticky part for Mr. Keeler, who personally attacks anyone he disagrees with,"
There is nothing sticky about "personally" attacking anyone I disagree with. I follow your footsteps; as you disagreed with Spooner, so you personally
attacked him, and made it personal by suggesting that his wife is on-side with your perception of things. How arrogantly presumptuous of you.
The relationship with his wife should not be a political football that anyone can kick around to score puerile feminista points.
"... although his diatribes are notable only by their style. They have no substance, unless bombast counts."
Just as you Watch The Words of Bob Spooner, I Watch The Words of Deb O.
Bob Spooner is a public official with his words in the public domain. Deb O is a public activist with published remarks.
Your public words are up for comment just as surely as is Spooner's.
Bombast? Yep, that's there. I have the bombast while you have victim smugness.
Your smugging of Spooner is an extension of the zeitgeist that smugged Gilchrist a couple years back. (Smugging; a mugging/smear by the smug).
I am sick of the Victorians who repressed free speech to save society from some kind of perdition. I was sick of the defunct Ontario Censorship Board that had decided what movies or videos I could see. The same censoriousness prevails today via the Human Rights Commissions.
"So next time, instead of just going on the attack when he sees something he disagrees with, perhaps Mr. Keeler could actually explain, with reasons, why
he opposes the other person's viewpoint. Then real discussion could take place instead of this grade school bullying bullshit."
Using a man's wife as fodder against him seems to me to be quite "grade school".
Your posting reeked of pettiness, so I uturned to you. Your posting is a pale echo of the feminista post-nutritive disposal substance of the 70's. Time to move on.
I wouldn't deem to comment on the body configuration of any politician, whether Mutton's or MacDonald's -- I leave that kind of comment to you, Spooner and the Enterpainment Tonight ilk.
You have posted a number of informative articles on this blog and I have benefitted from the knowledge you brought to them. However, you descend into
puerile mediocrity all too often, and when you pour that into the public domain, my Watch-Your-Words alarm goes off.
There, all that. I said it better and more succinctly in my first brief posting; "ravaged once again by the wearisome WatchYourWords Warriors, the
post-modern equivalent of Victorian era censorious scolds."
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